My New Vocabulary
Pronunciation
Part of speech
_Noun
_Adjective
_Verb
_Adverb
_Other: ________________
Synonyms
Antonym (opposite)
What it is
What it is NOT
Examples
Examples of what it is NOT
My own sentence
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Draw a picture showing what it is or how it relates to you
Points of View
Rate your opinion from one to ten on each of the following statements
1-Strongly Disagree / 10- Strongly Agree
1. Earthquakes do not occur in New England.
2. When we are bad, God punishes us with disasters.
3. We can control natural forces.
4. It is not possible to do anything about natural disasters.
5. We have to care of nature so disasters do not occur.
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RAFT (Role, Audience, Format, Topic) Activity
Select any of the
roles
from the first column. Then write to the
audience
listed to the right of the role using the suggested
format
, on the listed
topic
regarding the natural disaster of your choice.
Role
Scientist
Bird
Mountain
Meteorologist
Water
Audience
Symposium
Humans
Rock mantle
6 o'clock news
Sun
Format
Speech
Letter
Plea
Newscast
Formal request
Topic
Direct effects of . . .. (natural disaster)
Indirect effects of . . . (natural disaster)
Indirect effects of . . .(natural disaster
Direct effects of . . .. (natural disaster)
Direct effects of . . .. (natural disaster)
Appendix C - Evaluation Rubrics
Performance Task I
Manmade disasters versus natural disasters
1. Group work
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T: I have contributed to my group's work a lot.
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O: I have contributed to my group's work some of the time.
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W: I have contributed to my group's work a little.
2. Classify between natural and manmade disasters
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T: I have helped my group classify a lot.
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O: I have helped my group classify most of the time.
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W: I have helped my group classify a little.
3. Write a paragraph
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T: I have completed the whole paragraph using the sentence starters.
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O: I have written most of the paragraph using the sentence starters.
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W: I have written some of the paragraph using the sentence starters.
4. Capitalization
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T: All of my sentences begin with a capital letter.
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O: Most of my sentences begin with a capital letter.
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W: Some of my sentences begin with a capital letter.
5. Punctuation
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T: I have checked all of my sentences for punctuation marks.
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O: I have checked most of my sentences for punctuation marks.
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W: I have checked some of my sentences for punctuation marks.
6. Read
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T: I have read the whole paragraph to my partner.
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O: I have read most of the paragraph to my partner.
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W: I have read some of the paragraph to my partner.
7. Vocabulary Log
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T: I have completed the log.
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O: I have completed most of the log.
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W: I have completed some of the log.
Did I do my best work?
Terrific OK Needs Work